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BTC118: Deep Dive Aftermath of SBF and the FTX Disaster w/ Mark Goodwin (Bitcoin Podcast)

Feb 22, 2023

01:05:36

Highlights

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Episode notes

FTX Takes Down So Many Startups

03:32

Is Stablecoins Going Away?

01:20

Bitcoin Isn't Going Anywhere

03:08

Where Did All That Bitcoin Go?

03:03

Introduction

2min

Bitcoin Magazine's Cover Artwork

3min

Where Do You Think the Story Needs the Start?

3min

I Don't Buy It for a Second

5min

FTX

1min

Effective Altruism

4min

Get a Payroll Tax Rebate of Up to $26,000 Per Employee

3min

I Think It's a Mistake That They Founded Themselves in the Bahamas.

3min

How Hard Is It Really to Buy a US Democrat?

2min

10.

I Don't Think This Is Just Sam and His Mom and Dad Posting Bond

5min

11.

Where Did All That Bitcoin Go?

3min

12.

Cryptocurrency - You're Not a Genius

4min

13.

Stablecoins - Nikolai Munchkin

3min

14.

Is There Something Dangerous Going on in the World?

2min

15.

The Investors Podcast - Millennial Investing

4min

16.

Is Stable Coins the End Game of the Digital Currency Revolution?

2min

17.

I Don't Think Stablecoins Are Going Away at All

4min

18.

Bitcoin Isn't Going Anywhere

3min

19.

Stablecoin XYZ

2min

20.

Is the US Government Issuing a CBDC?

4min

21.

Stablecoins in the US Dollar Versus Bitcoin

3min

22.

Is Bitcoin Really a Speedrun of Monetary Policy?

2min

23.

The Investors Podcast

2min

There has been a lot of news coverage on Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX disaster and all the pieces that led to its final meltdown. Mark Goodwin is the writer of the newly released article covering all the ins and outs of this major financial news story. And we cover it all in this episode.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:33 - Mark's thoughts on the cover of the Magazine.

05:35 - The timeline of FTX's founding.

09:59 - SBF's network and how was it even possible.

25:28 - Why and how SBF donated to 456 individual political campaigns.

31:36 - Where did 80,394 Bitcoin go in the Luna Foundation?

39:09 - Who was Nikolai Mushegian and why is he important?

01:00:57 - The current digital dollar pilot program with the FED of New York and BNY Mellon.

01:03:43 - Mark's thoughts on everything being about the dollar vs Bitcoin.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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Mark Goodwin's Article about SBF and FTX.
Mark Goodwin's Twitter.

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